Phnom Penh
| Phnom Penh ភ្នំពេញ 金边市 |
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| Eik-name(s): Pearl o Asie (pre-1960s) The Chairmin Ceety |
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  Phnom Penh
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| Coordinates: 11°33′N 104°55′E / 11.55°N 104.917°E | |
| Kintra | Cambodie |
| Province | Phnom Penh |
| Settled | 1372 |
| Became Caipital | 1865 |
| Subdiveesions | 12 destricts (khans) |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor & Govrenor | H.E. Keb Chutema កែប ជុគិមា |
| - Vice Govrenors | H.E. Than Sina, H.E. Map Sarin, H.E. Seng Tong |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 678.46 km2 (262 sq mi) |
| Aurie rank | Ranked 23rd |
| Hicht | 11.89 m (39 ft) |
| Indwallers (2011)[1] | |
| - Tot | 2,234,566 |
| - Rank | Ranked 1st |
| - Densitie | 3,293.6/km2 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator./sq mi) |
| - Densitie rank | Ranked 1st |
| Demonym | Phnom Penher |
| Time zone | Cambodia (UTC+7) |
| Aurie code(s) | +855 (023) |
| Wabsteid | Phnom Penh Website |
Phnom Penh (Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ, Template:IPA-km) is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Cambodie. Locatit on the banks o the Mekong River, Phnom Penh haes been the naitional caipital syne the French colonized Cambodie, an haes grown tae become the naition's center o economic activities. Phnom Penh haes grown tae become the industrial, commercial, cultural, tourist an historical center o Cambodie.[2]
Ance kent as the Pearl o Asie, it wis considered ane o the loveliest o French-built ceeties in Indocheenae[3] in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, alang wi Siem Reap an Sihanoukville, are significant global an domestic tourist destinations for Cambodie. Foondit in 1434, the ceety is notit for its bonnie an historical airchitectur an attractions. There are a number o survivin French colonial biggins, such as the Ryal Palace, Phsar Thmei, an ither French style biggins alang the grand boulevards.
Situatit on the banks o the Tonlé Sap, Mekong an Bassac rivers, Phnom Penh is hame tae mair than 2 million o Cambodie's population o ower 14 million. It is the wealthiest an maist populous ceety in Cambodie an is hame tae the kintra's politeecal hub.
[edit] Internaitional relations
[edit] Twin touns an sister ceeties
Phnom Penh is twinned with:[4]
Long Beach, Californie, Unitit States- Lowell, Massachusetts, Unitit States
- Providence, Rhode Island, Unitit States
Savannakhet, Laos- Vientiane, Laos
Mandalay, Burma
Busan, Republic o Korea- Incheon, Republic o Korea
Ho Chi Minh Ceety, Vietnam- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Cần Thơ, Vietnam
- Lam Dong, Vietnam
Shanghai, Cheenae- Tianjin, Cheenae
- Kunming, Cheenae
- Changsha, Cheenae
Bristol, Ingland
[edit] References
- ↑ http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Phnom_Penh.htm
- ↑ ref name="NIS2008"/
- ↑ Peace of Angkor Phnom Penh. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
- ↑ [1]
